The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15

riS' resources having DcCVuiO 0O @
hausted that he was no longer able
to buy food and drink, he came and
took UP his quarters with the fami-
|ly he had brought poverty and dis
grace upon. He had become sode-
praved that he demanded money
from his wife to, buy drink, and
when it was refused he became so
abusive. that Hugh Wason the point
Of ejecting him from the house, but
his mother interfered and called
upon him to alw remember that
Mr.. Harris was his father.
Mr.. Harris finally became so
brutal in his treatment that, after g
consultation with friends, Mrs.
Harris decided they should remove
| ia a distant city. To do this, It,
| was necessary to break in upon the
principal Of Mrs.4 Harris invest
ment. The removal wa6 accom-
plished, but it left the family with
out suficient means of support.
Hugh obtained . situatio1 but oW-
ing to his inexperience he was un-
able to command q salary sufficient
] to make up the defcit:s sfSEIl
| AT this point Auna came to the
front, and proposed that she should
60 to work. After several days OF
discouraging disappointment, she
obtained position in florists es-
tablishment.
Had it not been for the fact that
there was an erring husband
and father far away, the family
would have been completely happy.
But prayers from loving hearts
ascended for him.
Two years passed. 1t was at a
temperance revival. a silvery
haired lady, whose face was still
j beautiful, arose and began to tell q
! story of real life. Away back at
1.-The farther end OF the audience
I there sat an old man. His hair and
: beard were disleveled, his eyes
i were sunken and his general ap'
I pearance altogether unprepossess.
ing. As the lady began to speak
/ lac b halfway arose, but resumed bis
seat. The lady continued her story
He- voice sounded sad and sweet
a. solcmn sil~ se reigned as the
4 elcguent, true words fell from the
Ups cf the speaker, while the tears
II raa down her cheeks. She told OF
| a cncc happy home; how, surround
g. Dy elegance and cultivated
friends, wine had reduced her sta
tion In life and separated her from
, friends. How it had changed
the kind, tender lather into a poor
| drunken man, whose highest am
5ition was to get under the infiu'
t ence cf drink. At the close of hel
; story she asked the prayers of thu
| audience that the husband might
: ba realCred 70 her a reformed man
# Some were crying quietly, while
Others were sobbing aloud, in sym
= pathy with the poor lady. A prayer
1 was offered which must have gont
! straight to the throne of eterna
: grace. A ].
D The lady was Mrs. Harris, ami
/ the poor old man in the audienc'
t was her husband.
! Some good soul had brought hin
: tothe meeting. He remained u
y his knees praying for Gods mercy
! and there he promised the Fathe
4 OF all. to abstain from the use 9
/ liquor. After the meeting, he long
! ed to rush where his wife wa
3 standing and clasp her In his arm
d once more, but lie realized no,
shocked she would beat his appear
l. ance. For the first time in man
y months he was completely sOberet
4 On the following day the goo
> soul who led him to the meeting tn
a evening before obtained neat SUI
j ofclothes for him, and he determit
! ed to visit his family. We will not a
i tempt to paint the transports Of jo
that filled that home at the NEE
o ing which followed. Mr.. Harr
q was another man, and in a shol
y time obtained work. The fanil
# was once more prosperous and hal
ID py.
"A Anna married an honorable mi
ehinist and was never sorry thu
she worked to support hersel
Hugh became D partner in g gr'
y cery store and was able to help h
le parents in their old age, who nevt
= tired Of telling what noble childre
~ Anna and Hugh were.
- Who shall dare say poor drum
le ard is past redemption SO long